Poultry nest



May 24, 1932. s, YUHAS 1,860,304

POULTRY NEST Filed June 24, l1931 ATTQRNEVS .d section.

Patented May 24, y1932 j UNITED STATES PAT E j STEPHEN Y-UHAS, or HELENA, MONTANA roULTRY Nasr which affords an individual nestfthat is properly ventilated, rust-proof, easily cleaned and sprayed, which employsnosprin'gs in its construction,v which helps to eliminate egg breaking, which prevents the hen being molested while laying, and which may be attached to supports in a hennery `or removed therefrom i as occasion requires. Y i i5 lTo the attainment ofthe foregoing the'in- Vention consists in the improvement hereinafter described anddefinitely claimed. Inthe'drawings: 'l y f 4 Figure 1v is an approximately central verticallongitudinal sectional view through the improvement, the door being open,

Figure 2 is a faceview thereof with the door closed, parts being broken away and parts in Figure 3 `is a view of the blank from which the doorV reinforcing and. hinge plate are formed. Y .l Y

Figure 4, is a perspective view of the latch.

Figure 5 is a detail sectional view. p

The nest may be constructed `of wood or metal andcomprises a substantially rectan gular body member 1 that has a downwardly sloping top, an lopenback, bottom and partially open frontf The topA 2,. at the rear' thereof, has secured thereon plates 3 providedV with openings, while the'vertical supporta` upon which the VVnest is to. be arranged has fixed thereon hooks 5 to be received through the openings in the plates 3. The open hottom, at the rear of the nest has its sides connected by a -cleat 6, and passing .through this cleat there arepins 7 thatfare freely received through openings 8 inthe rear portion 4 of i the movable bottom 9 for the nest,l The outerY 45 end-ofthey bottom hasli'Xed thereto a cleat- 10 to whose ends there are 'iXed wire members 11 whose upperfendsare bentto providethe same with hooks l12. The front ofthe nest,

. froml the bottomv thereof, isj partly closed by 150 aplate 13, and on the outer face and at the the hooked'ends 12 ofthe members l11. The, Y

"ings 19. Through these openings A2O there ple 2.2.`

1931. "serial Np. 546,596.

center" ofthe platetherefisifixed the depending arm of an angle bracket 14, the entstand-7` ing and horizontal arm lOfzthe saidtbracket providing a rest-fr the door '-15 of the nest; when the said' door isv openl `lhedoorisofV 525 a width less than' the distance between the front plate 13 and the -topof't'he'nest ,The

'door has its outer edge Vceiitrally provided witha V-shapedopening'l andhasxed l onits outer facesland edges angle reinforc- 6d inghinge plates. As disclosedby Figure 3 of the drawings the hinge plates are formed from a singleiblank `of metal which `is centrally and longitudinallyfbent upon litself a to provide right rangular flanges. Thel side-5i e t flange 18 ofeach Vhinge platey Ihas its rear i port-ion extendingV a suitable distance beyondV the second or body flange( 17 and the extending portion yof each of theplates isprovided with an opening19 thatreoeives therethrough anges 180f the hinge plates are'feach provided Vwith anzopening 20V disposed inwardly of and nearer'theI iiange 17 than are the openV is passed a pivot rod-21 whichrod alsogpasses through the sides ofthe nest 1 and rhas one of its ends bent against theouter faces of one Side ofthe nestand securedthereon by a'sta'- Pivoted on the inner face of one of the sidesV of the nest there is a gravity influenced ,latch` plate 23. .The latchplate has its outer end out at an angle and this angle `end is formed.,v with. alatera-l lip 24, under which the door 15 rides when the said door is swung to closed v,

i position and which lip, when the latch plate is permitted to swing by gravity,engages the r door to holed the same closed. The latch plate is limited in its downward movementfbya removable pin .25 4and-'is limited in its` up- Vward movement contactwith axed pin 246. The d provides the nestlp'ro'per and fixed to the sides ofthe nest 1,". inward ofthe door, and, of course,`v above j the floorv 9 thereis 'a rod.` that affordsa perch-27. The' door is in normalfopen vand horizontal position. The hen rst perches on the door which is held from floor has arranged thereonand downward movement by the bracket 14. The

'hen thenV rests .upon the perchy 27 which relieves the trap door of her Weight. Y She then vstepsen the nest. bottom 9 whichfrom the Weight depositedv thereon, willswing downwardly to cause the elements'll to swing thev hinged plates ontheirpivot .20, causing the door toswing upwardly to closed and latched position. `The,swinging of the door to Closed position is limited by Contact of the extendingA ends ofthe extensionseontlrmanges185 Y vof the hinge plates withlthe inner faeeslof The hen thus a-iit'of`-v mjatic'ally locks herself in thefnest'and can-v the front l3`nof the nest.

notv release herself therefromiuntilan tendant, swingsK theflath 23.130. release. the

door.' 'n Y When lthe trap. nest isiemployeduas al1-auto matie nest the pinv 25v isr'emovedl topermit the .cateh V23. te.A1 gravitate tov Vvertical lpositions fand, --therefore,. out," of .door engagement;

The hen.. after .entering the fnest and;'layingV stepsfgon the perch 22,..thusf.-removi11g'lier weight-f from the` lo'ottonioftheneist.v ref.-

ereneexto the dotted linesindicatingi'the door, in closedgrpositionin Figure 1. it willbe seen:

thatjthe same issivung yat a slight, angle' intoy "afi VVthe same the door,V by.; its own weight-, .Willi A f return to. initial: position, thusiallowing' theV the nest and the hei-il willy place her head th-roughgthe fV-shaped opening 16 thegelosed door anidby aslig-ht forwardY pressure against henj'te leave thefnest.1 The nest isnowready for.. another hen. The `Vishaped "notchy .on

opening-.16, offers inducementtoxthe hen-2te.

' herhead therethrough preparatory. to.y

leaving thenest. and it also...induees her te;

stepy upon-the perch in. order to. accomplish thisact. l The nelat'ion/of thehole r19. in'ftheL hinge with. respect to th'ehinged rod Qlfis*v important. and will vairyr inv accordance with: the material used and in eaccordancewith.the

l weight.efYdifferent.'typesI of.v fowls that arey to-.oceupy nest; p As. the nest. .isV fastened.

"Ito the walls Vof the poultry house'through ordinary hangersthefwall. of. sueh house becomes fthe baeki of the nestiand lto.` Clean the nesty it. is only necessary Vte grasp the lower Brent ofthe. nesti and pull outwardl TV,thereby l Vreleasing all strawand diirt by gravity.r.V .Thev

. simple andpositive operationofthe Ynest is` due to the! eamefully planned hingedAv plates and the. arrangement of weights andV levers thehenitself through. a natural Vprocess l operatesthenest without. any assistancewhat.

.,ever,` thusmakin-g the!nestfabsolutely Vautomatie-1,` .Inl actualV ope-ration: the. straw in the i .nest Ydoesnot interfere in any way with the. .j [opera-tion thereofbuufrof course,. a yproper 5?.

clearance between 'fthe straw operative,

parts efthenest is maintainedi.'` Metalwashfvers, are plaeelc betweenthe Vhinges.aifidfthe sides of the-'nest.tcrtale up.. en d play' and, keep the" door eenteredand, asgpreviously stated, the lateh andthehingedlplate Aar'e each `made of angle .strips of metalso that they may be cheaply manufactured and eas-- ily'attached and it is thought that the foregoing description, whenread in connection with the accompanying drawings'will fully and Clearly set forth the simplicity yof my" l' ont further 'detailed description.` jllf do not wishv to be restricted to the precise details rherein shown and described and, therefore,

hold myselfeniit'lerl to make such Changes what-Felaim. l Y

Having:V described'the invention, I claim: l. trap nest'having an inclined top, a

construction and the advantages.thereofwithl therefrom as fairly fall within the scopeof v f ypartially op.enfront,. anyop-en bank. and;` an Y open bottfom aha-nger onthetopf for, sus! taining the'nest *onI a support',y a. bottemffoi'. l 'the 'nest having lits rearv end swingalolly sup.-

ported, a trap door fswingable through:fthei partly open. frontera` supportffor. holding the. door in horizontal positionfhingedplates,

'ontheedges ofthe'idoor.projecting rearwardfl ly therefrom` andv .pivotallysecuredv to.. the

sides.r of the.v nest hooltmembers carriedby the'bottom and yengaging.the. hinge plates, f5

' a latch` plate pivotally "secured to. oneyof tlfie.

sides,V having its Outenendlcut atan anglel Y and provided with a ange,;`.which flengeifs,

designed to, enga-gethe outer edgeof the dfeor when. weightfis deposited onitlie. floorlfor 1*/ swinging the. .door to; closed position'7` an. lip-.-V

per fixed and alower removable: sto-p velement yfor.lilnit'ing, the swinginglvof thezlateh and the hingeplates havingextensionsto en-vgage 'theI front. ofthe Vnest for Vlim' partially open front, an openback and-.an Y.

open. bottom,v a hangervr en thetop. frisus'-,

taining thejnest on, a support, a. bottomV for ff the nest having its rear end swingably supl ported, a' trap doorsw ingable through lthe partly openfront, a support for holding the i door. horizontal position, hinge plates-ony ilo the edges ef thedoor'projeotingrearwardly therefitomll and pivotally'seeured tothe sides of they nest, hook members carried by .the

bottom and engagingthe hinge plates a latch'- nlate pivotally secured? te p. one `of the sides,V having lits outer endzeutat. an angle and pro.-V

yto. engage with .thel outer. edge of the door. 'whenweight isdeposited ongthey floor for .swinging the dooi` toelosed. positionand stop.

' videdwitha flange, whichflange isrdesigned elements. for limiting thegswingingof the niet and the hiiigevpines-.having @Xeni sions toengagewith thegfront.ofthenestto.

liinit thefsw'inging of the door. toelosed po siti'on.` s

1'3.'A trap-.nest havingvan inclined tgp, a; f

partiallyv open front, Aanopen backand'an einen bottom, a hanger lon the topforr sus-7 tiningp'thexnest .on a. support, abottem. for nest harina its fear eed-1 Suhebly Suppertist ed, a trap door swingable through the partly v open front, a support for holding the door in j horizontal'position, hinge plates on the edges of the door'projectingrearwardly therefrom 'y and pivotally secured to the sides of the nest,

hook members carried by the bottom and en#` gaging the hinge plates, a latch plate pivo'tally secured to one of the sides, having its outer end cut at an angle and providedwith a flange, Y Y which flange is designed to engage'with the outer edge of the door when weight is deposited on the floor for swinging the door to closed position ,and stop lelements for limiting the swinging of the latchl and thehinge plates having extensions to contact Vwith the front of the nest for limitingfthe swinging'of the A door to closed position, and a perch arrangedV transversely of the' nest adjacent the `door, opening. v y l Y 4. A trap nest comprising a substantially restangular member having adownwardly inclined-top, an open rear ,and bottom Yand a partially` open front, slotted plates'l secured on the topV adjacent to the rear thereof designed to be engaged b v hooks Jfor removably supportingfthe nest'on a wall or like vertical member, a cleat secured to the sides and 'rear and lower portion of the nest, a bottom having openings in the rearV thereof. pinsl enter- 89 ing the cleatk and Viireelv received inthe onenings, an angle flange on the outer end of lthe bottom. wires 'secured thereto and `having hooked ends, an 4angle plate having its vertical flange secured to the front of the nest. A a trap door resting on the horizontal flange of the plate when the door is inopen position y andsaid door having its `outer edge notched` angle plates secured to the edges ot the door, and having their vertical iiangesprojecting into the nest. a pivot rod passing through said flanges and the hooked ends of the wire members engaging said ianges, a roost in the nest opposite the door opening and a pivotally supported gravity influenced catch on one side of the nest to engage with the door for holding'the same in closed position.

In testimony whereof I aliix my signature. c .STEPHEN YUHAS.` 

